Global Patent Index - EP 2483817 A1

EP 2483817 A1 20120808 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE FLOW AND USAGE OF MEDICAL DEVICES

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE FLOW AND USAGE OF MEDICAL DEVICES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG DES FLUSSES UND DER VERWENDUNG MEDIZINISCHER VORRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR SURVEILLER LE VOLUME ET L'UTILISATION DE DISPOSITIFS MÉDICAUX

Publication

EP 2483817 A1 20120808 (EN)

Application

EP 09783469 A 20090928

Priority

EP 2009062510 W 20090928

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011035816A1] A system for monitoring the flow and usage of a plurality of medical devices (4) in a hospital (2) environment comprises medical device identification tags (17) connected to the medical devices (4) and configured to emit a medical device identification signal, a waste bag (12) adapted to receive the medical devices (4) used during an operation on a patient, an operation identification tag (39) attached to the waste bag (12) and configured to emit an operation identification signal, a waste exit identification reader (36) adapted to scan the waste bag (12) to detect the operation identification signal and the medical device identification signals from the waste bag (12), a control unit (29; 48) for receiving and associating the individual medical device identification codes and operation identification code detected from the waste bag (12) and for storing these identification codes and associations in a data base (31; 28) f or further elaboration.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 19/00 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G16H 40/20 (2017.12 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011035816A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011035816 A1 20110331; EP 2483817 A1 20120808; US 2012265555 A1 20121018

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2009062510 W 20090928; EP 09783469 A 20090928; US 200913498418 A 20090928